Chivilcoy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chivilcoy in context

0.71.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.71.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChivilcoyBuenos Aires (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chivilcoy plotted against Buenos Aires and Argentina. While Buenos Aires and Argentina both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Chivilcoy's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chivilcoy's incremental SNDi rose from 1.03 to 1.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chivilcoy ranked 1st out of 18 cities in Buenos Aires and 1st out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.3
Rank in Argentina
6th of 77
Rank in Buenos Aires
2nd of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
0.93
Rank in Argentina
1st of 77
Rank in Buenos Aires
1st of 18

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChivilcoyStanger / KwaDukuzaOkkan

In new street additions, Chivilcoy fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Stanger / KwaDukuza built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Okkan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chivilcoy and Stanger / KwaDukuza both became progressively more disconnected, while Okkan fluctuated in connectivity.